{"id":627,"date":"2018-08-13T19:52:11","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T23:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/daniellerousseau\/?p=627"},"modified":"2018-09-10T13:15:15","modified_gmt":"2018-09-10T17:15:15","slug":"suicide-within-the-law-enforcement-community-jacob-fregia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/daniellerousseau\/2018\/08\/13\/suicide-within-the-law-enforcement-community-jacob-fregia\/","title":{"rendered":"Suicide within the Law Enforcement Community- Jacob Fregia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In a recent conversation I had with a local Sheriff\u2019s Deputy, he stated the following, \u00a0\u201cThe shootouts aren\u2019t what get you, or even the perpetrators who attempt to resist arrest. It\u2019s constantly dealing with people who find themselves in the worst possible situation, which in turn brings out the worst in people. \u00a0That\u2019s what gets you.\u201d Our topic of conversation was that of trauma, within our local police departments; and what induces it. The colleague I mention above is a younger deputy, in his early 30\u2019s, who has been in the force for a little less than ten years. \u00a0He has a wife, and a young child. He is a good officer, with a solid reputation across the county. Though it should not be a surprise that he is now battling anxiety, and depression. As he stated above, it\u2019s not the violent encounters he\u2019s had that bothers him, but rather the constant day to day grind of dealing with people who are at their very worst moments. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depression, anxiety, and suicide are all plagues that are spreading across our country&#8217;s precincts on a biblical magnitude. \u00a0In 2017, 46 officers were gunned down while on duty. In that same year, one-hundred forty police officers took their own life. \u00a0I repeat, in the year 2017 three times as many officers took their lives, compared to those who lost theirs while in the line of duty. \u00a0Though the implications as to why this epidemic is occurring is still unknown there are certain steps that need to be taken as a means to combat this issue. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First of all, this issue should be publicized and discussed with feverence and consistency. \u00a0The first step to solving a problem, is recognizing that there is a problem at hand. Furthermore, the implementation of licensed healthcare professionals within our law enforcement departments should be of the utmost priority. \u00a0If we expect for mental health to become a forefront topic within our communities, then the necessary resources should be allocated as a means to help combat these problems. Rather than allowing these issues to maintain taboo, bringing them to the forefront of conversation will allow for positive growth and change. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent conversation I had with a local Sheriff\u2019s Deputy, he stated the following, \u00a0\u201cThe shootouts aren\u2019t what get you, or even the perpetrators who attempt to resist arrest. It\u2019s constantly dealing with people who find themselves in the worst possible situation, which in turn brings out the worst in people. \u00a0That\u2019s what gets [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15114,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/daniellerousseau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/daniellerousseau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/daniellerousseau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/daniellerousseau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15114"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/daniellerousseau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=627"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/daniellerousseau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":629,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/daniellerousseau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627\/revisions\/629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/daniellerousseau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/daniellerousseau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/daniellerousseau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}